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Sunday, July 06, 2008

Boston Red Sox (52-38) @ New York Yankees (46-42), Sunday, July 6, 2008, 8:05pm

BOS: Tim Wakefield (41, RHP, 5-6, 3.72)
NYY: Joba Chamberlain (22, RHP, 2-2, 2.22)

The Primer Chimp Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:00 AM | 271 comment(s)
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1. tfbg9 Posted: July 06, 2008 at 03:13 PM (#2845635)

Wakefield has 0% of getting the win in this game. Zero. The Yankees kill Wakefield.
Watch a movie instead.

2. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:08 PM (#2846252)

How should I be feeling about this series? I know that after winning the 1st two, I felt like I'd be happy regardless, as they had already met my hopes. But yesterday was such a tough loss.

3. karlmagnus Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:09 PM (#2846255)

Wakefield often decimates the Yanks since he is a HOF quality pitcher. However Tito has obviously agreed with Girardi that the Yanks are to win this one, since he's rested Manny.

4. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:10 PM (#2846258)

Watch a movie instead.

Vertigo or Godfather?

5. karlmagnus Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:10 PM (#2846261)

We should be furious that they play losers like Crisp, Varitek and Lugo, none of whom can manage a sac fly. Varitek has to be up there among "Worst seasons ever nominated for the ASG."

6. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:10 PM (#2846264)

Manny resting?? ####

7. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:11 PM (#2846271)

We should be furious that they play losers like Crisp, Varitek and Lugo

Like watching English cricket in the 90's

:)

8. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:13 PM (#2846276)

But yesterday was such a tough loss.

yeah - I told myself I'd be happy with a split and was pretty angry all day yesterday

9. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:16 PM (#2846282)

jesus - Drew walks and we get a hack

10. karlmagnus Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:17 PM (#2846285)

Fortunately I go back -- just -- to the 50's. Name of Laker ring a bell?

11. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:18 PM (#2846288)

Sorry, resting Manny here is weak. They were a bit lax about that in the Tampa series too. You don't rest guys during those 2 series.

12. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:29 PM (#2846310)

I don't like the weak-ass lineup either, but you rest guys when the manager thinks it's prudent to.

And you don't send Youkilis with a strikeout pitcher on the mound.

13. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:29 PM (#2846311)

Stop with the idiotic stealing--it's Molina. MOLINA!

14. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:29 PM (#2846312)

HATE THIS ####

15. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:30 PM (#2846313)

Wow, what a play by Jeter! It's amazing! He's the greatest! He should start the All-Star game at pitcher!

16. Biff, Red Sox Jinx Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:33 PM (#2846321)

Wow, what a play by Jeter! It's amazing! He's the greatest! He should start the All-Star game at pitcher!

Yeah, that was a routine play and he gets slurped for it.

17. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:34 PM (#2846325)

That was not good

18. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:37 PM (#2846334)

I love when Wake is having a "good Wake" year because it's fun to think about him pitching until he's like 50.

19. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:38 PM (#2846341)

I went to the Mariners-Tigers game last night, and RA Dickey started. He couldn't get the knuckler to work, so he threw mostly sinkers and changeups in the 80's. Dickey throws more non-knuckleballs than Wake does anyway, but this was extreme. I was amazed that he only gave up 2 runs to Detroit.

20. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:41 PM (#2846366)

Been in and out. How's Joba look?

21. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:42 PM (#2846371)

Been in and out. How's Joba look?

Like I'm going to be tired of watching him beat us for the next 10 years.

22. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:46 PM (#2846387)

Tito prepared to lose this game 2-1 - fark me sideways

23. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:54 PM (#2846418)

why so quiet here tonight? who died?

24. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:56 PM (#2846426)

Jesse Helms?

25. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:56 PM (#2846427)

Good call - he was out

26. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:57 PM (#2846428)

Jesse Helms?

Geez - I thought everyone would be happy...

:)

27. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:58 PM (#2846431)

Too many cold spells for Manny - christ - we are gonna be talking about that option getting picked up all ####### season.

28. Darren Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:59 PM (#2846434)

Joba doesn't look all that hot to me. This lineup is just weak.

29. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:59 PM (#2846435)

Did the offense catch polio from Joba's dad? Jeez

30. bonifacio's got the good face! Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:59 PM (#2846439)

he's no Jon Lester, that's for sure!

31. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:04 PM (#2846448)

Joba doesn't look all that hot to me. This lineup is just weak.

Oh come on. He's got work to do still but the kid is very very good.

32. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:10 PM (#2846457)

Watch as the 3 stooges fail at getting this run in.

33. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:10 PM (#2846458)

Did the offense catch polio from Joba's dad? Jeez

Here comes the black hole now with runners at 1st and third

34. karlmagnus Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:10 PM (#2846459)

First and third with none out and Crisp up. The only hope we have is that the thrd player in the Terrible Trio is Cash not Varitek.

35. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:14 PM (#2846466)

See coco - you can have good at bats...

36. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:14 PM (#2846468)

Protecting himself my ass, he was thinking about blocking the plate a la Tek if he'd gotten a throw. That could have been a disaster for the Yankees.

37. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:15 PM (#2846469)

I'm not a big bunt proponent, but this is insane not bunting here.

38. pkb33 Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:16 PM (#2846471)

Protecting himself my ass, he was thinking about blocking the plate a la Tek if he'd gotten a throw. That could have been a disaster for the Yankees.

Can't wait to hear Yankee homers argue that Youkilis did something wrong there...Joba should NEVER stick his leg out like that, I agree with you.

39. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:17 PM (#2846474)

What a loser - here comes the inning ending dp

40. karlmagnus Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:17 PM (#2846476)

At least Lugo only struck out rather than hitting into a triple play.

41. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:17 PM (#2846477)

I was thinking we shoudl have Lugo bunt, but he would have bunted into a DP

42. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:18 PM (#2846481)

That 2-1 was a joke - farking hell

43. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:19 PM (#2846483)

Cash stares at a hanging breaking ball

44. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:20 PM (#2846486)

Cash stares at a hanging breaking ball

Probably because it was a ball well off the plate.

45. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:21 PM (#2846487)

Had he swung he would have DPed

46. Dan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:21 PM (#2846488)

National blackout sucks, I don't get why the ESPN feed isn't just steamed over MLB.tv. Now I'm reduced to listening instead of watching today and yesterday's games because I don't have a TV here.

47. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:22 PM (#2846489)

Probably because it was a ball well off the plate.

One was miles high

48. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:22 PM (#2846490)

Joba's great when he can get two hanging breaking balls per at bat not in the strike zone called as strikes.

49. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:23 PM (#2846493)

Dan where are you that you can't get an ESPN Sunday Night game??

50. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:23 PM (#2846494)

Don't be horribly overanxious like you were in Houston in this situation, small guy.

51. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:23 PM (#2846496)

Way to go.

52. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:24 PM (#2846498)

nice dusty

53. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:25 PM (#2846499)

I was going to say something, but then I realized I needed some gags.

54. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:28 PM (#2846503)

1 run over what I thought they would score today

55. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:30 PM (#2846505)

Need a drama free inning here Wake

56. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:30 PM (#2846506)

You know, if Cano wasn't so unquestionably awesome, I'd be tempted to think Pedroia was better.

57. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:31 PM (#2846509)

That Federer - Nadal game was insane

58. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:32 PM (#2846510)

Great now Wake aint throwing strikes - ####

59. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:32 PM (#2846512)

So Joe Morgan doesn't watch baseball, but he watches tennis.

60. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:33 PM (#2846513)

Hmm, Wake sez, Joba gets those calls, so I'll throw the big curve for the K.

61. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:34 PM (#2846514)

So Joe Morgan doesn't watch baseball, but he watches tennis.

he spoke to the Williams sisters before the game and assured us they were not conspiring to pick a winner

62. Dan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:34 PM (#2846515)

Dan where are you that you can't get an ESPN Sunday Night game??

At a lake house in NH with no TV. They added cable internet and a wireless router a few years ago though, so I was able to watch the games on Thursday and Friday on MLB.tv with use of a proxy server at my brother's house in PA.

63. bonifacio's got the good face! Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:34 PM (#2846516)

if Lester got this big Joba strike zone he'd win the Cy Young!

64. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:34 PM (#2846517)

Falling behind everyone - sheesh

65. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:35 PM (#2846518)

Oh jesus christ Miller shut the #### up about the marriage ####. What is this, Fox?

66. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:36 PM (#2846519)

Be thankful it's not McCarver, Benji.

67. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:36 PM (#2846521)

At a lake house in NH with no TV. They added cable internet and a wireless router a few years ago though, so I was able to watch the games on Thursday and Friday on MLB.tv with use of a proxy server at my brother's house in PA.

Next you have to get him to install a Slingbox.

68. Biff, Red Sox Jinx Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:37 PM (#2846522)

At a lake house in NH with no TV.

New Hampshire ruls!

69. Biff, Red Sox Jinx Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:37 PM (#2846523)

It's semi-embarrassing that I typoed "rules" there.

70. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:39 PM (#2846527)

Joe doesn't want to ride in an open ricksaw with Jon Miller through the South Bronx and East Harlem back to Midtown.

71. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:39 PM (#2846528)

Dan, you can get an illegal internet P2P broadcast of the game here

72. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:41 PM (#2846529)

Joba showing Youkilis some love

73. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:41 PM (#2846531)

and here...

http://www.justin.tv/strecoptetor

in spanish however

74. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:42 PM (#2846532)

Be thankful it's not McCarver, Benji.

"In my view, ARod could have played that into a 3-way with his wife and Madonna. Players just don't go hard enough after triples these days."

75. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:42 PM (#2846533)

Threw at YOukilis AGAIN

76. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:43 PM (#2846534)

Head to Head:
Giambi's Mustache vs Youk's Beard - who wins?

I'd take Giambi's Mustache - it has its own groupies

77. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:43 PM (#2846535)

Giambi made a good defensive play?

78. Dan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:45 PM (#2846536)

I don't think any of those P2P TV streaming setups have Mac clients unfortunately.

79. Dan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:46 PM (#2846538)

Giambi's mustache is far and away superior to Youkilis' goatee.

80. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:47 PM (#2846541)

Sox would be mad to retaliate

81. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:48 PM (#2846543)

Joba is the one who blocked the plate!!! FARK ME SIDEWAYS

82. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:48 PM (#2846544)

Why was Girardi thrown out?

83. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:49 PM (#2846545)

This reminds me of that Lou Pinella commercial

84. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:49 PM (#2846546)

Like Joba has not had a huge zone

85. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:50 PM (#2846547)

Joba has gotten a huge ####### strike zone all night. It's what's kept him from throwing 150 pitches so far.

And K-Zone says both pitches were strikes.

Now he's just wasting time, trying to freeze Wake. And it works.

86. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:50 PM (#2846548)

Slap hitters have an advantage vs Wake over power hitters

87. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:50 PM (#2846550)

Why was Girardi thrown out?

Balls and Strikes

88. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:51 PM (#2846551)

It's semi-embarrassing that I typoed "rules" there.

You did it again, Biff-ster. Everybody know it's spelled "r-u-l-z".

89. Chip Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:51 PM (#2846552)

Please, let's not be praising double plays as "excellent" when they involve Youkilis and Casey, two of the slowest runners known to man.

90. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:52 PM (#2846553)

Gardner is Yankee's Ellsbury

91. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:52 PM (#2846554)

Girardi is losing it. That was a strike.

92. Benji Gil Gamesh Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:53 PM (#2846556)

This reminds me of that Lou Pinella commercial

"YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOUSE HERE!"

"WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"

93. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:53 PM (#2846557)

Girardi is losing it. That was a strike.

I like Chip's theory - it ####### worked as well

94. IronChef Chris Wok Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:55 PM (#2846560)

IDIOTS

95. Elevate Phil Coorey Later Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:55 PM (#2846561)

nice throw choker

96. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:56 PM (#2846563)

Yes!!!!

97. The Ghost of Sox Fans Past Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:56 PM (#2846565)

DP the easy way?

98. kevin Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:56 PM (#2846566)

Wow. That was a pleasant surprise.

99. ekogan Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:57 PM (#2846567)

Lugo actually does something good. It's a miracle

100. Biff, Red Sox Jinx Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:57 PM (#2846568)

Holy ####, Lugo did something useful.

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